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| Baby dies after getting trapped in baggage carousel in Spanish airport | |
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| A five-month-old boy has been killed on a baggage carousel at a Spanish airport after his mother rested his baby carrier on the conveyor belt and it became trapped in the machine. | A five-month-old boy has been killed on a baggage carousel at a Spanish airport after his mother rested his baby carrier on the conveyor belt and it became trapped in the machine. |
| The weight of the baby carrier activated the special carousel for outsized luggage, carrying the infant off to the entrance of the bag drop, a Spanish police spokesman said. | The weight of the baby carrier activated the special carousel for outsized luggage, carrying the infant off to the entrance of the bag drop, a Spanish police spokesman said. |
| The boy's American mother flew into Alicante-Elche airport at 11pm on Wednesday with her baby and another young child on an easyJet flight from Gatwick, London, sources at the airport said. | The boy's American mother flew into Alicante-Elche airport at 11pm on Wednesday with her baby and another young child on an easyJet flight from Gatwick, London, sources at the airport said. |
| Her Canadian husband was waiting for the family in the arrivals zone when the incident happened at about 11.30pm. | Her Canadian husband was waiting for the family in the arrivals zone when the incident happened at about 11.30pm. |
| "The mother apparently put him down on the conveyor belt when she went to reach for something," an airport security worker told the Atlas news agency. | "The mother apparently put him down on the conveyor belt when she went to reach for something," an airport security worker told the Atlas news agency. |
| The family were reportedly in Spain for a holiday in the nearby resort town of Denia on the Costa Blanca. | The family were reportedly in Spain for a holiday in the nearby resort town of Denia on the Costa Blanca. |
| A Guardia Civil spokesman said: "We are still in the early stages of the investigation and looking at CCTV footage, but it seems that it was an accident. | A Guardia Civil spokesman said: "We are still in the early stages of the investigation and looking at CCTV footage, but it seems that it was an accident. |
| "The mother left the baby on the conveyor belt, which can be activated by detecting weight or by an airport employee. | "The mother left the baby on the conveyor belt, which can be activated by detecting weight or by an airport employee. |
| "It seems that the baby carrier's weight activated the belt and the child was trapped in the rollers in the drop zone." | "It seems that the baby carrier's weight activated the belt and the child was trapped in the rollers in the drop zone." |
| Guardia Civil officers on duty at the airport alerted the emergency services. | Guardia Civil officers on duty at the airport alerted the emergency services. |
| Despite attempts to resuscitate the baby, he was pronounced dead by the airport's on-call doctor at the scene. | Despite attempts to resuscitate the baby, he was pronounced dead by the airport's on-call doctor at the scene. |
| Emergency services received a call requesting psychological counselling for the family, an emergency services spokeswoman said. | Emergency services received a call requesting psychological counselling for the family, an emergency services spokeswoman said. |
| A postmortem examination was expected to take place later on Thursday or Friday. | A postmortem examination was expected to take place later on Thursday or Friday. |
| The US embassy in Madrid said it was aware of the incident but could not provide further information. | The US embassy in Madrid said it was aware of the incident but could not provide further information. |
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